A Long Way to Go

I’ve got a long way to go. . .to be like the Lord.

I’ve got a long way to go. . .to be like Him.

I’ve got to be merciful, dutiful. . .faithful and true,

Kind and just. . .in all that I do.

I’ve got a long way to go. . .to be like the Lord.

I don’t remember trudging

Up a rugged hill,

With a cross upon my back.

I don’t recall a thorny crown

Thrust upon my brow,

Now, as I look back,

I’ve never been spat upon,

Ridiculed, wounded

In my side,

Life’s no bed of roses,

But still I can’t deny,

I’ve got a long way to go. . .to be like the Lord.

Traveling onward, upward,

Daily, Lord, am I

On my way to victory.

And when I reach my Calvary,

Someday by and by,

Lord, remember me.

I want You to strengthen me,

Encourage me, deliver me I pray.

For I know my weakness,

And that is why I say,

I’ve got a long way to go. . .to be like the Lord.